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Angel of mine Marvel Comics One of the best Easter eggs in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” was the inclusion of the Midnight Angels armor first seen in Shuri’s lab at the beginning of the movie. At first, when the princess tells Queen Ramonda about the armor, which she designed to protect warriors like the Dora Milaje, Shuri shares that Okoye thinks it’s stupid. Then, when the queen strips the general of her rank and authority after losing Shuri during their mission in Boston, the loyal Wakandan feels completely lost and utterly defeated....

One last ride for Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones Paramount Pictures The preview footage itself lives up to the hype. It begins with the sun glowing over a desert city, then cuts to a rickshaw chase through the street. Audiences see Indy (Ford) walking across a bridge like the one in the first look photo, then running across the top of a train at night, chasing a plane on a motorcycle, riding a horse, and more....

Industrial Light & Magic’s SVP Janet Lewin On The Evolution Of StageCraft, VFX Challenges & More [Interview] Lucasfilm By Ethan Anderton/July 29, 2022 2:00 pm EST Disney+ recently released “Light & Magic,” a six-part documentary series chronicling the rise of Industrial Light & Magic, the visual effects house created by George Lucas and the company that took us to a galaxy far, far away, welcomed us to “Jurassic Park,” and took “E....

Keanu Reeves Was Kicking Around Sequel Ideas Before Constantine Had Even Released Warner Bros. By Walter Roberts/Sept. 21, 2022 5:31 pm EST If you’re a fan of DC Comics’ John Constantine, your options for TV shows and movies featuring the character could be worse. The “Hellblazer” comics have been adapted more times than the average viewer might think. Leading the charge was the 2005 horror action film “Constantine” with Keanu Reeves, which reimagines the British occult detective as an American private investigator and exorcism specialist living in Los Angeles....

The key ingredient NBC Somewhere along the way, Grammer seems to have developed a little of the pomp that defined Frasier himself. Speaking to Deadline back in July, the “Cheers” alum suggested the revival could begin shooting this fall, before pontificating on what made the original show so successful: “The key ingredient for the ‘Frasier’ reboot is actually Frasier, honestly. It was always called [‘Frasier’], so it’s me, the key is me....

Prey’s Amber Midthunder Says She Was Told To ‘Go Do Disney’ While Pursuing Acting Hulu Dan Trachtenberg’s “Prey,” set in 1719, stars indigenous actress Amber Midthunder as a young Comanche woman named Naru who is often rejected from her tribe’s hunting excursions because of her sex. This, in spite of her acknowledged tracking skills and tremendous capability with a tomahawk. In the film’s early scenes, Naru begins to find evidence that a strange, large animal — something larger than a bear — may be lurking in the woods, killing anyone who wanders too far out....

Sign O’ the Times mess with your mind Warner Bros. The very special 4k screening of the film will hit 24 Alamo Drafthouse locations throughout the U.S. starting, once again, on April Fools’ day and lasting for a limited run, although Alamo hasn’t released the details on what “limited” means in this context. The film is a slice of the theater chain’s Play It Loud series, which kicks off in March and runs through April, and includes movies like the untouchable “Josie and the Pussycats” and “A Hard Day’s Night....

Steven Spielberg Almost Had Tim Burton Direct The Twisted Holiday Classic Gremlins Warner Bros. By Witney Seibold/Dec. 18, 2022 2:00 pm EST Fans of Joe Dante’s 1984 Christmas horror comedy film “Gremlins” may know that screenwriter Chris Columbus initially wrote the script as a mere writing sample. The script was so elaborate — and so horrifying — that it wasn’t meant to be even possible. The website CutPrintFilm published an oral history of “Gremlins” in 2016, and a lot of the film’s behind-the-scenes details were revisited....

The Upside Down Netflix The origins and exact nature of the Upside Down have been a mystery since Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) was first taken there in the very first season. Did Eleven create it? I think that’s unlikely. For me, it seems that she just opened a door to another dimension or universe. The multiverse is all the rage these days, and this is sort of a hop, skip, and a jump from that....

Terrifier 2’s Sienna Turned Out To Be Director Damien Leone’s Favorite Part Of The Movie Cinedigm/Bloody Disgusting By Andrew Housman/Oct. 25, 2022 5:22 pm EST Damien Leone’s “Terrifier” has become infamous within horror circles for its extreme, no-holds-barred gore. Even by slasher movie standards, the kills are relentlessly brutal, the violence particularly cynical. “Terrifier 2” raises the bar even more, reportedly causing audiences to throw up and pass out in theaters as its main slasher villain Art the Clown chops, maims, and slaughters his way through the whopping 138-minute runtime....

The Daily Stream: Pom Poko Will Teach You The Ancient Raccoon Dog Art Of Transformation Studio Ghibli By Joshua Meyer/Sept. 13, 2022 7:00 pm EST (Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.) The Movie: “Pom Poko” Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max The Pitch: A tanuki (Japanese raccoon dog) tribe wages war on human interlopers in Tokyo’s suburbs in this Studio Ghibli animated film from the late Isao Takahata....

The Emperor’s New Groove Is Getting Some Devilish And Angelic D23 Expo Exclusives From Funko And Loungefly Loungefly/Funko By Lex Briscuso/Aug. 16, 2022 11:29 am EST I’d be lying to you if I said that the 2000 animated Disney comedy “The Emperor’s New Groove” is anything but a modern cartoon classic. The movie, which follows a hilarious Peruvian emperor who accidentally gets transformed into a llama by his former advisor and her himbo henchman, is a beloved addition to the Disney canon, and it was certainly one of the most unique stories put out by the studio around the time it was released....

The People We Hate At The Wedding Trailer: A Very Not Fun Or Happy Occasion prime video By Rafael Motamayor/Oct. 20, 2022 11:54 am EST Weddings are meant to be occasions of joy and unity, celebrations of togetherness and love, where you share in the joy with closest friends and family to create memories that last a lifetime. But they can sometimes feel like a Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner: a frustrating chore you do out of obligation....

The True Meaning Of The Human Centipede Movies Bounty Films By Witney Seibold/Sept. 18, 2022 1:22 pm EST When Tom Six’s horror freakout “The Human Centipede (First Sequence)” was released in 2009, it was met with much disgust and ballyhoo. The poster boasted that the film was “100% medically accurate,” something that no movie poster should ever boast. The premise was wild and gross and repelled prudes while attracting seekers of the extreme....

The show was once television at its most thrilling AMC Those early seasons, before the show started diminishing with an impressively tedious half-life, feel like a series of massive, thrilling moments presented one after another. When pizza delivery boy Glenn Rhee (Steven Yeun) helped disoriented deputy Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) disguise himself in human viscera to make his way out of a zombie horde, that felt like cable TV at its most exciting....

Unpacking The Secrets Of The White Lotus Opening Credits HBO By Shania Russell/Nov. 11, 2022 7:46 am EST In some ways, the second season of “The White Lotus” is exactly the same as the first. We once again have signed on for a stay at the titular resort where we’ll spend 7 weeks watching the filthy rich guests spiral into madness, verbally spar with one another, and put their very worst selves on display....

Why House Of The Dragon’s Small Council Death Goes Unpunished HBO By Matt Rainis/Oct. 17, 2022 1:00 pm EST This post contains spoilers for the latest episode of “House of the Dragon.” There was lots of movement and maneuvering in episode nine of “House of the Dragon” — a king died, a coup was plotted, a new ruler was crowned. With all those fast-paced political machinations in play, certain moments in the episode may not have gotten the attention they were due....

Will Gentleman Jack Return For A Third Season? HBO By Shania Russell/July 17, 2022 9:28 pm EST “Gentleman Jack” is a rare gem. Even in the streaming age, the TV landscape isn’t exactly overflowing with lesbian romances, certainly not those based on real-life lesbian trailblazers like Anne Lister. But for two seasons, “Gentleman Jack” achieved greatness, telling the story of the woman that historians often refer to as “The First Modern Lesbian,” as she traveled the world, built businesses and fell in love with a young heiress named Ann Walker (a magnetic Sophie Rundle)....

A Quiet Place Part II Let Cillian Murphy Flex Some Theater Acting Skills Paramount By Michael Boyle/Aug. 19, 2022 4:52 pm EST One of the best things about the “Quiet Place” series, the thing that sets it apart from so many other horror franchises, is the absence of typical dialogue. The characters can rarely speak without risking a violent death, so when they do talk, it feels like a huge moment....

An American Schmuck-wolf Universal Pictures The concept of the werewolf was certainly not created from whole cloth. The writer of “The Wolf Man,” Curt Siodmak, was drawing on a number of ancient legends and folklore (including, of course, the mental condition known as lycanthropy). There had also been a number of stories in various media about werewolves, including a film produced by Universal Studios in 1935: “Werewolf of London.” Yet Siodmak’s script for “The Wolf Man” established the tenets of the modern werewolf mythos....